Definitions for lowly
ˈloʊ lilow·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. humble, low, lowly, modest, small(adj)

   low or inferior in station or quality

   "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

2. junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern(adj)

   inferior in rank or status

   "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

3. humble, menial, lowly(adj)

   used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

4. base, baseborn, humble, lowly(adj)

   of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

   "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lowly(Adverb)

   In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.

2. lowly(Adverb)

   In a low condition; meanly.

3. lowly(Adjective)

   Not high; not elevated in place; low.

4. lowly(Adjective)

   Low in rank or social importance.

5. lowly(Adjective)

   Not lofty or sublime; humble.

6. lowly(Adjective)

   Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Lowly(adj)

   not high; not elevated in place; low

2. Lowly(adj)

   low in rank or social importance

3. Lowly(adj)

   not lofty or sublime; humble

4. Lowly(adj)

   having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride

5. Lowly(adverb)

   in a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly

6. Lowly(adverb)

   in a low condition; meanly

Origin: [Low, a. + -ly.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lowly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lowly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of lowly in a Sentence

1. Lady Marguerite Blessington:

   The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.

2. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   We will respond with a heavy hand to the brutal murder of Jews who came to pray and were killed by lowly murderers

3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   We will respond with a heavy hand to the brutal murder of Jews who came to pray and were killed by lowly murderers.

4. William Shakespeare:

   'T is better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perked up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow.

5. J. G. Ballard:

   Pop artists deal with the lowly trivia of possessions and equipment that the present generation is lugging along with it on its safari into the future.

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